ALL of those items listed were either actual LAT options, or reserved
for ones in developmental test. Many were ONLY offered to known good
racers. Larry Reed got some to test before they were ever finished
development, or offered.
All of the items listed are NOT illustrated, as they are not in the
Dealer catalog I reproduced. The "T" options are clearly identified as
"Traction Master" made, and described as sway bars, shocks with a
question mark where not positive. Traction Master was a big
developer/supplier of performance gear for the Tiger, and sold through
Rootes. If you would read TBON (page 111) you would see that these "T"
numbers were assigned by Traction Master after Richard Wheatly left
International Automobiles and joined T-M. Those items were not sold
through Rootes, so go fight Wheatly, as I am sure Rootes did.
You are probably more familiar with their bars, but the rest were made
as well. The "C" designation was for the Clymer Book "Performance
Tuning the Sunbeam Tiger" described 6 blade fan in 1967. Where the was
an uncertainty about the information, from the sources, a question mark
is clearly present.
As Norman pointed out, there were many LAT numbers assigned from both a
Sunbeam Tiger Division, International Automobiles, Inc. "Confidential
Price List", fully reproduced on the web site from the original dealer
documents, and containing the official cover letters to the dealers, and
from Traction Masters.
Many people have these publications, and can read the original source material.
This list and section have been there for over 1 1/2 years, and are as
complete and accurate as the information I have gathered. If you have
specific new knowledge to share, please provide it.
Steve
Tim Jordan wrote:
>
> Jim and Roger,
>
> Now I am really confused on this LAT stuff! The Steve Laifman website lists
> several additions to the LAT lists that I have never seen. It has other
> "alpha" designations I have never associated with the LAT literature or
> other LAT publications.
>
> Where did the evidence come from to support these additional LAT options:
> "LAT 42A, 46A, 59Y, 60T, 70BT, 75T, 75ST, 80C, 80T, 81T, 82T?"
>
> What is really strange is that every one of these "new" LAT options listed
> on Steve's site are devoid of any detailed description or link to a picture.
> Steve does have descriptions and pictures for the familiar and well
> documented LAT options as detailed in the BON and Factory publications. Is
> there a "Revisionist" among us?
>
> tjj
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